The KPI Graph has it's own sales channel selection menu and KPI selection menu. In addition, the results can be viewed as the Actual values or as 7-Day Moving Averages. The 7-Day Moving Average option takes into account the weekly ecommerce sales cycle. As has been discussed elsewhere, ecommerce sales volumes industry-wide vary by the day of the week. Mondays tend to be the highest volume days while weekends tend to be the lowest volume days. The 7-Day Moving Average option controls for this fluctuation by providing an average for the prior seven days. For example:
The KPI Graph offers two different methods for selecting the time horizon for the graph. There is a custom date selection tool that allows users to view any custom time period they desire. There are also a series of buttons down the right side of the graph that allow the user to quickly adjust the time horizon to one of a series of pre-defined time periods: 30 days; 60 days; 90 days; 6 months; 1 year; or 2 years.